The Brains of the Cosmos

The Brains of the Cosmos
The Brains of the Cosmos
EP by Man or Astro-man?
Released	1994
Genre	Surf rock
Label	Demolition Derby Records
Man or Astro-man? chronology

Last updated November 15, 2025

The Brains of the Cosmos is a Man or Astro-man? 7-inch EP released on Demolition Derby Records in 1994 and pressed exclusively on black vinyl.^[1] The cover claims this is the "first ever disc entirely recorded in outer space".

Track listing

Side A

"Electrostatic Brain Field"
"Mach One"

Side B

"XL-3 (Mezzo Mix)"
"Cowboy Playing Dead (live)"

Line Up

Source:^[2]

Star Crunch - Illegal Temporal Lobe Telemarketing and Positronic Guitar Simulation
Coco the Electronic Monkey Wizard - Digitally Enhanced Wernicke's Area with Passive Matrix Screen
Dr. Deleto and His Invisible Vaportron - Low Frequency Therapy (5–15 Hz) for Random Inflammation of the Hypothalamus
Birdstuff - Full Frontal Lobotomy

References

↑ Man or Astro-man? at Grunnen Rocks
↑ Line up and instrumentation taken directly from record sleeve

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[grunnen-1] Man or Astro-man? at Grunnen Rocks

[2] Line up and instrumentation taken directly from record sleeve

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v t e Man or Astro-man?
Brian Teasley Brian Causey Robert del Bueno
Studio albums	Is It ... Man or Astroman? (1993) Project Infinity (1995) Experiment Zero (1996) Made from Technetium (1997) EEVIAC Operational Index and Reference Guide, Including Other Modern Computational Devices (1999) A Spectrum of Infinite Scale (2000) A Spectrum of Finite Scale (2001)
Compilation albums	Destroy All Astromen! (1994) What Remains Inside a Black Hole (1996) Intravenous Television Continuum (1996) Beyond the Black Hole (2001)
Live albums	Live Transmissions from Uranus (1995)
Split albums	Cheap Sweaty Fun & TJ's Xmas (1994)
EPs	Amazing Thrills! in 3-Dimension (1993) Supersonic Toothbrush Helmet (1993) Captain Holojoy's Space Diner (1993) Mission into Chaos! (1993) Man or Astro-man? vs. Europa (1993) Astro Launch (1994) The Brains of the Cosmos (1994) Your Weight on the Moon (1994) Inside the Head of... Mr. Atom (1994) Return to Chaos (1995) Man or Astro-man? in Orbit (1995) Postphonic Star Exploration (1995) Needles in the Cosmic Haystack (1995) World Out of Mind! (1995) Welcome to the Sonic Space Age (1995) Deluxe Men in Space (1996) The Sounds of Tomorrow (1996) UFO's and the Men Who Fly Them! (1996) 1000x (1997) Inside the Head of John Peel (1997)